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Killing Machine

For other uses, see Killing machine (disambiguation).

Killing Machine
Studio album by
Judas Priest
ReleasedNovember 1978 (1978-11)[1]
RecordedAugust 1978[2]
Studio
  • Utopia (London)
  • CBS (London)
GenreHeavy metal
Length35:06
LabelCBS/Columbia
Producer
Judas Priest chronology
Stained Class
(1978) 		Killing Machine
(1978) 		British Steel
(1980)
Alternative US cover
The album's title was renamed "Hell Bent for Leather" in the US due to 'murderous implications' concerns of the original title.
Singles from Killing Machine
  1. "Before the Dawn"
    Released: 27 October 1978[3]
  2. "Take On the World"
    Released: 5 January 1979
  3. "Evening Star"
    Released: 27 April 1979
  4. "The Green Manalishi"
    Released: May 1979 (US)[4]

Killing Machine (also known as Hell Bent for Leather) is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in November 1978, by CBS Records internationally, and received a United States release on 28 February 1979, by Columbia Records. The album pushed the band towards a more commercial style while still featuring the dark lyrical themes of their previous albums. At about the same time, the band members adopted their now-famous "leather-and-studs" fashion image, inspired by Rob Halford's interest in leather culture. It is the band's last studio album to feature drummer Les Binks.

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 446. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (2018). Decade of Domination (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-912782-63-5.
  3. ^ "Judas Priest singles".
  4. ^ "Judas Priest singles".
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